Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Hello
beautiful people! We all have so many pink blushes because it is a staple color
to give a healthy flush to your cheeks. The one I am reviewing today is the
Stripey Blusher from Beauty UK which stands out amongst my collection. Read on
to find out why!

I
really liked the screw on top lid because it’s so secure plus it fits in with
the cute stripey design the blush is named after. I was pleased that there was
no fallout and the texture of the blush was pretty nice too. It was easy to
blend and quite pigmented. The great thing about this product is that it gives
you three benefits in one. It has two pink stripes, two neutral ones and a
highlighting strip. I was really happy with the highlighting effect this blush
has because it is really subtle and beautiful with fine shimmer particles. This
is what sets this blush apart from the others in my personal collection. You
may use the individual shades separately or swirl them together for a lovely
color that will show up according to your skin shade but in my opinion it will
flatter everyone. You can see how it appears on my neutral tone when all the
colors are combined. The lasting power is pretty impressive too. In pleasant
weather it lasted over 6 hours on my combination skin before I removed it
myself. I did not even feel its intensity lessen over time. All in all this is
a great product for ladies of all ages I believe and is a good bargain.

Saturday, 22 November 2014

I thought of giving these
lipsticks a try when I newly discovered my love for lipsticks and didn’t want
to jump straight off to expensive ones. Why do I still use them? Read on.

Product
Claims

Essence long lasting lipsticks
provide your lips with intensive colour for several hours without drying them
out. You’re sure to find whatever you’re looking for – from bright pink to
intensive red and chilled-out berry to subtle nude shades. The essence logo on
the texture and the matt, black packaging with a ring of colour to match the
actual colour of the lipstick are true eye-catchers!

What Do I
Think?

The packaging is a simple matte
black casing with a coloured ring that matches the colour of the bullet which
is quite convenient while looking for a specific colour (if you own many of
these). I didn’t find the packaging to be cheap, not high-end of course but not
cheap too, quite sturdy though. The formula is sheer but buildable which makes
it quite fun to wear them as stains or with full coverage. These were my
go-to-lipsticks during university days because these are lightweight and
moisturizing, they neither bleed nor feel heavy on lips at all. I didn’t used
to get much time to touch-up my lipstick while working in the lab and I could forget
about that whenever I was wearing any of these. They do have a strong sweet
fruity scent which lingers on and might make you uncomfortable depending on how
sensitive you are to detect odours; I did not notice the scent to be annoying
though. Now coming to the original claim, their lasting power. Yes they are
long lasting, 4 – 5 hours without touch-ups. The best thing about these is that
they fade evenly leaving a stain on the lips which stays for another 2 – 3 hours,
pretty impressive right? I still use them whenever I want something very
comfortable on my lips and I love them.

Coral Calling – Slightly Pinkish Coral

On The Catwalk – A Balanced Red-Purple Berry (This shade is very
tricky, looks different on everyone depending upon how less or more pigmented
your lips are. On darker skin tones it looks more subtle and on lighter skin
tones it appears deeper)

Barely There – Rosewood Nude

Blush My Lips – Bright Pink-toned Berry

All You Need Is Red – Bright Neutral Red

Colour Crush – Bright Blue-toned Fuschia

Price PKR 490

Availability All stores with Essence Cosmetics Stand and online at
Just4girls.pk.

Pros

Buildable

Moisturizing

Long Lasting

Good Pigmentation

Cons

Strong scent

My Rating 4/5

Have you tried this
product yet, what do you think?

Love,

Fizzah and Sadaf

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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Hello
ladies! As we all know Luscious has introduced four new shades to their super
moisturizing lipsticks’ range i.e., Flirty Fuschia, Mauvelous, Orange Punch and
Uptown Red. Today I bring you their swatches! For detailed review on Luscious
Super Moisturizing Lipsticks, click here.

I bought Orange Punch and swatched rest ones for you guys. Enjoy! :)

Flirty Fuschia – Bright mid-tone Fuschia

A bright yet warm pink which will look good on all skin tones.

Mauvelous – Creamy Lavender

A bright lavender which most probably will look good on cooler and neutral skin tones.

Orange Punch – Bright clean Orange

Bright orange which I had thought will look neon on my warm skin tone but it doesn't and I am loving it!

Uptown Red – True Red Cream

A bright tomato red which also will look great on all skin tones.

Taken in daylight

Taken in artificial light

I found all these shades to be extremely pigmented like other lipsticks from their range but these particular shades are perfect for summers in my opinion, really bright yet warm. I was not sure if Orange Punch would suit my warm skin tone as such shades most of the times appear neon on me and don't look good but this one looked bright and warm at the same time and brightened up my face. I have finally got one orange lipstick! So happy.

Friday, 14 November 2014

Hello beautiful people! Today’s review features the “Luscious Studio Secret Concealer” which was part of our latest haul and you guys wanted to know how it turned out for us. Fizzah has been using this for quite some time and recommended it to me but I wasn’t convinced because of the price tag. Read on to find out if I felt it was worth the price.

Product
claims

The secret to picture-perfect
complexion. Formulated to effectively cover and brighten under-eye circles,
erase spots and even out skin. Provides smooth, long-lasting, invisible
coverage for a professionally air-brushed finish.

What
do I think?

The product comes in a black pen form which dispenses product when you twist it from the bottom. That is a great plus because it is hygienic, makes it easy to apply and does not result in product wastage. The pen holds 2.3mL of product. The texture is in between liquid and cream and does not feel cheap at all. The coverage is really good; I have noticed only a small amount of the product is enough, no need to layer it up to achieve the perfect coverage. You may like to work it out with your ring finger but I have always noticed that a brush works best to flawlessly blend the concealer.

It tends to set quickly so you need to work fast with it especially
in colder weather. It blends pretty well too and does not feel heavy once
applied on my combination skin type. It neither settled into fine lines nor
caused any grey-ing of the under eye area and did really well in covering as
well as brightening the eye area. I am really impressed by its staying power;
it lasted pretty long on me over foundation without setting powder around 8
hours in fall weather. I got the lightest shade “Number 1”, which is perfect
for my neutral tone. The surprising part was that there were no shades below
this to cater to cool toned people. Overall, this concealer works great but a
bit overpriced in my opinion.

PricePKR
925 (old price) PKR 1125 (new price) (I got it on the older price since the new stock had not arrived yet on the store)

Monday, 10 November 2014

Hello ladies! So I am pretty late
on this one as many of the bloggers have already reviewed these but better late
than never so let’s begin.

Product Claims

Ultra intensive liquid blush for intense pop of colour
and easy to blend.

What Do I Think?

When I had
these babies in my hands I couldn’t help but think “These are so darn cute!” Each
bottle is the size of an adult palm and comes with a pump dispenser which, in
my opinion is just the right packaging for a liquid product. The cap secures
the product nice and tight so can be easily tossed inside the purse.

The pump
needs to be pressed a few times for the first time to dispense the product but
don’t be hasty otherwise you might end up with excess product on your hand. I
got three shades, Bloom, Desire and Heat. These are matt, very creamy,
extremely pigmented and blend easily. I tested these without any primer,
foundation, setting powder or powder blusher underneath and they stayed for
good 3 hours and faded within 4 to 5 hours leaving behind a healthy glow. The staying
duration will definitely increase if a primer or a powder blusher is worn
underneath these. Once blended, they set quickly and do not move. Here is the
proof: After swatching these I rubbed my arm vigorously under water but the
product didn’t budge, washing it with soap and water also did not remove it
completely, this talks a lot about
their being water-resistant. I feel these will also perform well in warm humid
weather.

This was
my first time trying out a liquid blush; I have never used any cream blusher
either mainly because I prefer such products to be in powder finish for myself
as they are, in my opinion, easy to work with. I had to mention this because I,
not being into liquid blushes, made a mistake, yes, a grave mistake. I have
read people saying that liquid blushes, including MUR Blush Lacquers, can be
easily blended with fingers and that is their plus point, I agree. But for some
like I, who is new to liquid blushes and does not know the correct application
technique can end up with a “slapped” face in the attempt to use fingers to
blend the product (especially with darker blush shades) and I actually almost
hated these babies for my blunder. I am really
sorry for that my babies! The best way to apply this product would be either
to use a beauty blender, a brush for cream products (I have neither) or a
regular flat foundation brush. I used my MUA F1 Foundation brush to blend it
which gave my skin a healthy glow (very
little goes a long way). Moreover, I noticed that using fingers for blending ended
up with most of the product on fingers rather than the face; that’s right, I learnt
my lesson.

Saturday, 8 November 2014

Hello pretty ladies! Viral
infection is everywhere and I have caught it too, I hope it gets better soon. Take
care of yourselves guys.

The product under scrutiny today is the Luscious
Cream Liner Kohl Pencils. They have re-launched this product with improved
formula.

Product claims

A velvety liner for the eyes containing a
blend of antioxidants and vitamins. Richly pigmented to deliver intense,
gorgeous colour. Glides on softly without tugging or irritating your eyes.

What do I think?

I got these in Black Onyx, Molten Gold, Moss
Green, Navy Blue and Snow White. To begin with, the packaging doesn’t look
cheap and the cap tightly secures the product making it travel-friendly. The
product itself glides on smoothly without tugging and pigmentation is fairly
good but needs to be layered up to build intensity. I wore Black Onyx as eye
liner and ended up with panda eyes after about 3 hours and it transferred to my
eye lids too (I have oily lids even in this weather), so probably I won't be using these as eye liners. I shall definitely be using it when I want to
do a smoky eye because all of these blend easily due to their creaminess and
apply easily on waterline. I used Molten Gold on my waterline and it did stay
there for good 3 hours. All those ladies out there who love smudged eye liners
these might work for you. Moreover these do not go off easily with water and
soap, staying power is justified but I wish they didn’t transfer, oh well,
maybe not for my oily lids. I also feel they are overpriced a bit, since their
Bold Intense Eyeliner Pencils are also priced the same and I wished these came
in a twist up pencil at this price.

Wearing Black Onyx on eye lid and Molten Gold on waterline

Black Onyx – True black (not the
blackest)

Molten Gold – Pale golden (a good
nude for waterline, looks more yellow in swatches as compared to in person)

Monday, 3 November 2014

Hey
Guys! I am super excited to share these lipsticks with you today because I have
loved this range from Germany based brand, Catrice, for a long time and I
finally got the chance to lay my hands on these beauties! I think this formula
and the awesome shade selection is going to perfect for all sorts of weather.
Read on to find out why they have captured my heart!

Product Claims

Highly-pigmented,
rich shades with perfect coverage and shine, plus a smooth, creamy and
long-lasting texture: color at its most beautiful – that lasts for hours.
Available for the first time: two matt nuances is coral-pink and orange-red.
And: a beautiful pink-nude shade.

What Do I Think?

Picture taken Indoor

Picture taken in daylight

Rarely
does a product come along that ticks all the boxes. Ladies, I believe I have
found the perfect lipstick! The packaging is luxurious, sturdy and really
helpful too. I love the classy black design and how the bottom is the same
color as the bullet with the shade name and number on it, encased in a crystalline
structure. The formula was super creamy which is why this is the first time I
did not apply a lip balm underneath a lipstick. It still turned out fabulous! The
lasting power is quite nice too because it lasts around 4 hours and even stays
almost completely intact through a light snack. It has a mild sweet berry scent
which is quite pleasant and does not linger at all. The shades I got were all
creamy and suit my neutral toned skin well. I got three shades which I will be
showing you today so hold on to your hearts lipstick lovers!

Berry Bradshaw

This
is a deep intense berry color. This will look good on every skin tone, some
more than others. It is great for sophisticated mature looks and also vampy
ones. Every girl needs a little Sex and the City in their lives right?

Pinkadilly Circus

What
a cute name! This a fresh bright pink color that is the perfect balance between
warm and cool so I am pretty sure it will look good on everyone. It is actually
deeper than it looks in the swatches.

The Lips are on Fire

Aptly
named because it is a fiery coral that will make people wonder if you are
wearing pink or orange? Quite the chameleon! It will look on neutral and cool
tones because it is almost neon so warmer toned beauties should definitely
swatch it before buying it.

Price

PKR 750

Availability

Some major departmental stores across Pakistan. I got mine from Raheem
departmental store Lahore.

Pros

Very
pigmented

Very
moisturizing

Sturdy
packaging

Good
lasting power

Beautiful
range of colors

Cons

I
am thrilled to report that I did not find any cons

My Rating

5/5

Have you tried any of
the products from the Catrice Ultimate Color lipsticks?

Love,

Sadaf

Disclaimer: This is a personal blog
edited by its owners and the opinions expressed here belong solely to its
owner's. For questions and queries please email at thepoutpainter@gmail.com